Dr Hector J Castro, MD in Albuquerque, NM

Dr Hector J Castro, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Nephrology" physician in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from medical school in 2003 and has 21 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Nephrology. He is a member of the group practice Renal Medicine Associates Ltd. and his current practice location is 3821 Masthead St Ne, Albuquerque, New Mexico. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (505) 998-7400.

Dr Hector J Castro is licensed to practice in New Mexico (license number MD2012-0572) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1528211372.

Contact Information

	Dr Hector J Castro, MD
	3821 Masthead St Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87109-4679
	(505) 998-7400
	(505) 998-7741

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Hector J Castro
Gender	Male
Speciality	Nephrology
Experience	21 Years
Location	3821 Masthead St Ne, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Hector J Castro graduated from medical school in 2003

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1528211372
Provider Enumeration Date: 10/24/2008
Last Update Date: 04/21/2016

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 9830348234
Enrollment ID: I20120928000236

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Hector J Castro such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1528211372	NPI	-	NPPES
79622046	Medicaid	NM
MD2012-0572	Other	NM	MEDICAL LICENSE

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RN0300X	Internal Medicine - Nephrology	MD2012-0572 (New Mexico)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Rio Rancho Dialysis (fmc)	Rio rancho, NM	Dialysis facility
Las Cruces South Dialysis (fmc)	Las cruces, NM	Dialysis facility
Las Cruces Dialysis (fmc)	Las cruces, NM	Dialysis facility
Presbyterian Hospital	Albuquerque, NM	Hospital
Plains Regional Medical Center	Clovis, NM	Hospital
Lovelace Medical Center	Albuquerque, NM	Hospital
Cibola General Hospital	Grants, NM	Hospital
Memorial Medical Center	Las cruces, NM	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Renal Medicine Associates Ltd.	1052217585	30

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Hector J Castro allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1104802354 PECOS PAC ID: 9234041708 Enrollment ID: O20031103000603

Entity Name	Renal Medicine Associates Ltd.
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1356347439 PECOS PAC ID: 1052217585 Enrollment ID: O20031208000419

Entity Name	Otero County Hospital Association
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1861450579 PECOS PAC ID: 3173516606 Enrollment ID: O20070212000377

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Hector J Castro is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Hector J Castro, MD 3821 Masthead St Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87109-4679 Ph: (505) 998-7400	Dr Hector J Castro, MD 3821 Masthead St Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87109-4679 Ph: (505) 998-7400

Reviews and Comments

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Tamara Goodman, MD Nephrology Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 4901 Lang Ave Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87109 Phone: 505-842-8171

Dr Hector J Castro, MD - Medicare Nephrology in Albuquerque, NM